Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
SOWK 7117
3 hours
Generalist Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
Analytical Thinking
Course Description
Theories and practices related to social work practice in communities and organizations are introduced by exploring several themes, including history of macro practice; understanding community and organizational problems; understanding and analyzing communities and organizations; building support for proposed change; selecting change strategies and tactics; and designing an implementation and evaluation plan.
Athena Title
Generalist SW Prac Comm Orgs
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in SOWK 7117E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
The student will be able to analyze a social issue/problem by calling upon relevant research, theory, and data sources (e.g., census data, interviews) to explore the prevalence, root causes, and related impacts on individuals, families, communities, and/or society.
The student will be able to summarize the empirical and theoretical literature on interventions, policies, programs, etc. that have been used to address the identified social issue/problem.
The student will be able to develop a macro intervention plan to address the identified social issue/problem, to include goals, objectives, required resources, stakeholders, and anticipated barriers to implementation.
Topical Outline
Introduction to macro practice
The historical roots of macro practice
Understanding community and organization problems
Understanding populations and communities
Analyzing communities
Understanding and analyzing organizations
Changing macro systems: Building support for the proposed change
Changing macro systems: Selecting strategies and tactics
Planning, implementing, and evaluating the intervention
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
